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There are politicians who cling to tradition. And there is Benjamin Fischer (32), who turns back time.
The SVP National Council of Zurich smiles from an election poster these days, like so many people. But upon closer inspection one becomes suspicious. Fischer stands in front of a Swiss card. And it is so old that the canton of Jura simply no longer exists. The Laufental still belongs to Bern and Appenzell is just Appenzell, without Inner and Outer Rhodes. You might think Mr. Fischer had been in a time machine.
You could forgive the mistake, because when many people in Zurich think of the Jura, they mainly think of a coffee maker.
Cupid meets the historians
But wait, Fischer deliberately chose this card. “It symbolically represents the connection between Switzerland as a geographical area and a historical event,” the National Council wrote on X (formerly Twitter). It seems like he wants to win the hearts of historians. The reasoning will likely leave everyone else somewhat baffled.
Fischer, the champion of the past. You then wonder what he has in mind in his election manifesto. The reintroduction of Telegram? The resurgence of the dinosaurs? Or perhaps an attempt to undo the invention of the wheel?
The population may be curious about what else the young SVP member can conjure up. Maybe he will soon ride a stagecoach to the Federal Palace? Only two things are certain: history changes like the promises of politicians. And this election campaign is historic for Fischer.
Source:Blick
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